Criptan is a Spanish fintech that offers a crypto wallet, exchange, and card allowing users to buy, sell, custody, and spend cryptocurrencies while earning weekly passive returns (up to ~8% APY) on holdings. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Valencia, it closed a €3.5M Series A in September 2023 led by Draper B1 with backing from prominent Spanish business figures.
SectorsFintech, Crypto/Blockchain
Start-up MapFintech › Crypto & blockchain infrastructure
Founders
J
Jaume Sola
Co-founder & CTO
J
Jorge Soriano Lázaro
Co-founder & CEO
Global models 5
KKraken
United States · www.kraken.com ↗
Retail crypto exchange and wallet platform offering buying, selling, and custody of digital assets, directly comparable to Criptan's core exchange/wallet product.
$800MComparable
CCoinbase
United States · www.coinbase.com ↗
Consumer-facing crypto exchange and wallet with staking/yield features, the closest large-scale analogue to Criptan's buy/sell/earn model.
$547MComparable
GGemini
United States · www.gemini.com ↗
Regulated crypto exchange and wallet offering an earn product for passive yield on crypto holdings, similar to Criptan's weekly-returns offering.
$424MComparable
CCrypto.com
Singapore · crypto.com ↗
Crypto exchange, wallet, and card platform combining spending and earning features, closely mirroring Criptan's wallet+card+yield bundle.
$400MComparable
NNexo
Switzerland/UK · nexo.com ↗
Crypto wallet platform centered on earning interest/yield on deposited crypto assets, matching Criptan's passive-income positioning.
$100MComparable
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Investors 16
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DDraper B1
www.draperb1.com
AAngels Capital
www.angelscapital.es
L
LifeX Ventures
lifexventures.com
I
Iñaki Berenguer
J
José María Castellano
P
Pablo Castellano
Á
Ángel Corcóstegui
A
Antonio Catena
A
Arnau Vidal
F
Fabien Causeur
J
Javier de la Rosa
J
Jorge Orejudo
J
Juan Lobato
R
Reven
V
Vegetta777
W
WillyRex
Funding rounds 3
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-26 | Series A (estimated) | €3.5M |
Lead not disclosed
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| 2021-12-14 | Seed (estimated) | €3.5M |
Draper B1
+11 more
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| 2021-02-04 | Seed (estimated) | €500K |
Draper B1
+2 more
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